Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has hinted that new striker Darwin Nunez could also be on the bench for his or her Premier League opener at Fulham on Saturday.
Nunez arrived at Anfield this summer time from Benfica for £85m and scored in Liverpool’s Neighborhood Defend win over Manchester Metropolis on Saturday.
He was a substitute in that match, changing Roberto Firmino after 59 minutes, however many had been anticipating him to begin at Craven Cottage after his debut aim.
Nunez had a shaky begin to life at Anfield after a compilation video of the Uruguay worldwide went viral on social media, that includes heavy touches, wayward passing and poor capturing.
Klopp confronted the media on Friday forward of the brand new season and instructed that the 23-year-old will as soon as once more be positioned on the bench.
‘Darwin is prepared however that doesn’t imply he has to begin,’ Klopp mentioned. ‘I don’t learn about that. We nonetheless have totally different choices.
‘He wants time to get used to lots of issues. He's already an actual assist. It went actually fast. It was a correct pre-season coaching session for him, the primary recreation.
‘He mentioned himself he was nervous originally. From my standpoint I sympathise with that quite a bit, it’s fully regular. You would see that, however he has settled fairly rapidly.
‘He’s had an affect, however the work won't cease right here. He’s in the absolute best place.’
Trent Alexander-Arnold believes Nunez’s first aggressive efficiency ‘has acquired to be up there’ within the pantheon of nice Liverpool debuts, whereas Virgil van Dijk has supplied him some phrases of knowledge as the brand new season will get up and working.
When quizzed on what Nunez can be taught from Firmino, Klopp added: ‘They're totally different gamers. They like one another, they speak quite a bit.
‘They're each from South America, each offensive gamers however totally different positions. Bobby is an distinctive participant. His personal manner of taking part in soccer.
‘As an individual, sure, [you can learn] however as a participant, undecided.’
In the meantime, Klopp has offered the most recent damage updates on various his gamers forward of Liverpool’s conflict in opposition to Fulham.
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